Mike Nesbitt

Mike Nesbitt (11 May 1957-) was the Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 21 March 2012, succeeding Tom Elliott.

Biography
Mike Nesbitt was born in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland on 11 May 1957 to a Presbyterian Ulster Scots family. He worked for BBC Radio Ulster as a sports reporter from 1986 to 1990, and he worked as a television host until 2006. In 2008, Nesbitt became Commissioner of Victims and Survivors, promoting the interests of the victims of The Troubles, and he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011 as one of six MLAs from Strangford. In 2012, he was elected leader of the liberal Ulster Unionist Party, and he was known as a progressive, believing in a form of Ulster unionism that was indifferent towards Irish speakers. In 2012, his party lost 6 seats in the Assembly, leading to his resignation.